On February 20, 2024, the preview of the Mostindien Marathon took place.
This marathon will be held a total of 5 times as part of the Eastern Switzerland Marathon Days 2024.
As the crowds for this preview were very large, organizer Christian Marti had to stagger the start times.
It was marathon number 433 for Beat Knechtle.
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The 100 Marathon Club Switzerland has updated its statistics as at the end of 2023.
Pandian Sivabalan from India is in the lead with 761 marathons, ahead of Marti Christian with 556 and Beat Knechtle with 429 marathons.
Read more100 Marathon Club Switzerland - Statistics: https://www.100marathonclub.ch/vereinsinfos/statistik/
The ‘50 et 100 km des Mines réjouies Travers-Mines d’Asphalte’ took place on February 17th.
In cool and damp weather, it was for Beat Knechtle marathon number 432.
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The 3 runners, Ursula Zünd, Christian Marti, and Beat Knechtle, celebrated the preview of the 1st Freidorf Marathon. The aim was to test the course in a competitive marathon before the first official Freidorf Marathon, which takes place in May as part of the Eastern Switzerland Marathon Days.
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The IUTA has updated the list of athletes with the most victories.
Beat Knechtle has the most victories over the triple and the 5x distance.
It can also be seen that he has finished the most triples, quintuples and decathlons.
Read moreIUTA | General Statistics (iutasport.com) https://www.iutasport.com/records/general-statistics
The IUTA has a new ranking including all races of the last 5 years.
Beat Knechtle leads with 3096 points ahead of the Frenchman Goulwenn Tristant with 2519 points.
Read moreIUTA | Five-Years-Ranking (iutasport.com) https://www.iutasport.com/records/five-years-ranking
It is generally known that the most extreme endurance athletes in the ultramarathon or ultratriathlon come from Europe, especially Eastern Europe.
Beat Knechtle definitely comes from Europe, especially Switzerland. However, he also has genes from Italy, most likely from his mother, who was born in Graubünden.
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Beat Knechtle in conversation with Martina Huber for Beobachter 03/2024.
“Every housewife overtakes me. But I train 25 to 30 hours a week.”
Read moreThe full interview in the latest issue of Beobachter Spezial: Gesundheit: https://www.beobachter.ch/magazin/gesundheit.
From Simon Joller on srf.ch:
More and more people are taking ice water baths since the COVID-19 pandemic, believing it benefits both body and mind. Goodbye flu, farewell winter blues. It’s also believed to aid in weight loss and protect against cardiovascular diseases long-term. While research has had to moderate some of these claims, it also confirms certain effects.
This view is shared by physician and extreme swimmer Beat Knechtle. He says he’s been asked so frequently about the effects of swimming in ice water in recent years that he wrote a review article (https://phc.swisshealthweb.ch/fileadmin/assets/PHC/2023/phc-d.2023.10702/phc-d-2023-10702.pdf) on the studies. His conclusion: there are indications of health benefits. However, similar benefits can be found in jogging, cycling, or swimming in normal water temperatures. This suggests that the benefits are more likely due to physical activity rather than the water temperature.
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